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Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War, 1956-58

Ernesto Che Guevara, Argentine by birth, became a central leader of the Cuban revolution and one of the outstanding communists of the 20th century. This book is his firsthand account of the military campaigns and political events that culminated in the January 1959 popular insurrection that overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship in Cuba. With clarity and humor, Guevara describes his own political education. He explains how the struggle transformed the men and women of the Rebel Army and July 26 Movement led by Fidel Castro. And how these combatants forged a political leadership capable of guiding millions of workers and peasants to open the socialist revolution in the Americas. Guevara's Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War appears here complete for the first time in English.Read more...

1. Episodes of the Cuban revolutionary war. A revolution begins --
Alegria de Pio --
Adrift --
The battle of La Plata --
The battle of Arroyo del Infierno --
Air attack --
Surprise attack at Altos de Espinosa --
Death of a traitor --
Bitter days --
Reinforcements --
Toughening up the troops --
A famous interview --
On the march --
The weapons arrive --
The battle of El Uvero --
Caring for the wounded --
Return journey --
A betrayal in the making --
The attack on Bueycito --
The battle of El Hombrito --
The first battle of Pino del Agua --
An unpleasant incident --
The struggle against banditry --
The murdered puppy --
The battle of Mar Verde --
Altos de Conrado --
War and the peasant population --
One year of armed struggle --
The second battle of Pino del Agua --
Interlude --
A decisive meeting --
From Batista's final offensive to the battle of Santa Clara. 2. Portraits of revolutionaries. Lidia and Clodomira --
El Patojo --
Camilo. 3. The las villas campaign. Military order by Fidel Castro --
En route to las villas: reports to Fidel Castro --
Letter to Enrique Oltuski --
Letter to Faure Chomon --
Military order no. 1 --
Letter to Alfredo Pena --
Pedrero Pact --
Letter to provincial committee of July 26 movement --
The battle of Fomento --
To the people of las villas --
A sin of the revolution. 4. Letters on the Cuban revolutionary war. To his parents --
To Hilda Gadea --
To Fidel Castro --
To Sergia Cordovi Rodriguez --
To Ernesto Sabato --
To Carlos Franqui --
To Pablo Diaz Gonzalez --
To Haydee Santamaria --
To Ezequiel Vieta.

Other Titles:

Pasajes de la Guerra Revolucionaria.

Responsibility:

Ernesto Che Guevara.

Abstract:

Ernesto Che Guevara, Argentine by birth, became a central leader of the Cuban revolution and one of the outstanding communists of the 20th century. This book is his firsthand account of the military campaigns and political events that culminated in the January 1959 popular insurrection that overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship in Cuba. With clarity and humor, Guevara describes his own political education. He explains how the struggle transformed the men and women of the Rebel Army and July 26 Movement led by Fidel Castro. And how these combatants forged a political leadership capable of guiding millions of workers and peasants to open the socialist revolution in the Americas. Guevara's Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War appears here complete for the first time in English.